The Tea Party is the best thing that could happen to Democrats. It's their secret weapon. By the 2012 elections, the Republican party will be down to only a handful of nutcases that can pass their litmus test.
Exactly; I have to wonder whether, from a purely re-election standpoint, whether Obama would be better off if Boener's plan were passed as-is and the whole issue re-emerged in an election year with even more emphasis on "taxing the minority" vs "beggaring the majority", with further rumblings about national credit ratings and with a national discussion about whether compromise is or is not a feature of reasonable adult's behavioral process.
Wholesale raping of the rich to feed the poor? Well, I'm convinced, I should feel terrible for the rich, seeing as we have some the largest disparities in income in modern history and one of the lowest marginal tax rates. They are truly being raped.
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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Governments are comprised of the people.
Governments are comprised of a subset of the people, that more often than not put their own interest above that of others.
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